France’s National Assembly has thrown its weight behind a proposal to nationalise ArcelorMittal – France's biggest steelmaker – in a vote that has energised the left but sparked a pushback from the government, which argues the plan is more political theatre than practical solution.
The bill, championed by the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) and backed by a united left-wing bloc – Socialists, Greens and Communists included – was passed late on Thursday by 127 votes to 41.
